DLA2015 Catchin' a train in Erinsville.
Cachers, take a trip back in time to find this simple P&G
It's in teh Middle of the small Cedar tree, so please be gentle.
The History
This station, built in 1889, was one of six identical stations constructed by the Rathburn Company of Deseronto
when they extended a new rail line from Tamworth, which opened in 1884, to Bannockburn, now on highway 62. It was ideally located on
flat land at the crossing of the Addington Road on the south shore of Beaver Lake and near the old colonization road.
Its exterior stucco walls are supported by three courses of terra cotta tile and it contains a passenger waiting room,
a telegrapher's office, living quarters and a freight shed. Its distinct appearance comes from the two storey hexagon bay windows
for the telegrapher. There are no other two storey masonry stations with this floor plan in Canada.
For fifty years, the economic lifeblood of this community flowed through this station. Passengers, marl from
Dry Lake near Marlbank used in cement, lumber, cattle, ice and high school students heading from
Tamworth exemplify the utilization of the railway. The telegraph office was the only immediate contact with the outside world.
The last train departed May 31, 1941 and the Erinsville Station was closed with the track being removed in December 1941.
This Geocache is being hid for the DLA2015 MEGA Event GC5FPJB,
Do not seek until 9am on Saturday August 22nd, 2015